Tomato production systems and their application to the tropics

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 821, Issue , 2009, Pages 27-33

  Nicola, S ^a   Tibaldi, G ^a   Fontana, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cultivation systems; Product diversification; Protected cultivation; Quality; Statistical production data

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 70350073848     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2009.821.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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